Reclining hair drier



Dec. 16, 1941. M MILLER RECLINING HAIR DRIER Filed May 16, 1940 Patented Dec. 16, v1941 UNITED STATES PATENT ,OFFICE Waff-f. Dm..

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' 1mm (CL .3L-99) This invention relates to an improved hair drier for use in beauty parlors and the like and particularly to a hair drier adapted to be employed for drying the hair while the customer is relaxing in a reclining position.

Still another aim of the invention is to provide a hair drier including a hood or bag of flexible material adapted to be applied to and supported by the head so that the customer may receive facial treatments and other treatments while the hair is being dried.

With the hair driers now in use, it is necessary for the customer to sit in an upright position and hold the head in one position beneath thehood or.outlet of the drier, which is supported on a separate base, during the drying operation. As this requires considerable time it increases the time required to wash the hair. By providing a drier wherein the hood portion is light and may be readily supported by .the head, while the customer is reclining, not only provides means whereby the drying operation may be accomplished with greater comfort to the customer but also provides a device whereby the customer may be properly positioned to receive other treat ments, such as facial treatments, simultaneously with the drying operation thus providing increased service and income by enabling the customer to receive more services or treatments in a shorter period of time and thus enabling the operator to serve more customers during a given period.

OtherV objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein: f

Figure 1 isa side elevational view, partly in section, showing the drier in an applied position,

Figure 2 is an end view in elevation of the bag or flexible hood,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the plane of the line 2-3 of Figure 2, and y Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional' view, on an enlarged scale, taken substantially along the plane of the line 4--4 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing,

wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, I designates generally a chair of conventional construction such as is used in beauty parlors. The chair I0 includes a base Il for supporting a chair seat I2 provided with a pivotally mounted back I3 which is adapted to be swung downwardly and disposed in a horizontal position in substantially the same plane as the seat I2. The chair I0 is also provided with a foot rest I4, which together with the seat and back portion of the chair combines to form a substantially flat supporting surface on whic h a customer may recline, in the manner as seen/ in Figure 1.

The hair drier attachment, designated generally I6, and comprising the invention, includes a hood or bag I6 of flexible material provided with an elongated opening I1. The edge of the bag or hood, surrounding the opening I1, is provided with a rolled strip of relatively thick yieldable material, as for example sponge rubber, designated I8. As best seen in Figures 2 and 3, the bag I6 is provided with a slit or opening which extends along a portion of one end thereof and whlchconnects with the opening I1 and which is normally held in a closed position by means of a slide fastening or zipper I9. The strip I8 is secured to the edge of the bag I6 to points adjacent' the slide fastener I! with the ends thereof left free to extend beyond an end of the bag I6 to form the portions 20.

A bowl shaped wire frame 2I is disposed in the bag or hood I8 for holding the bgg or hood in a distended position, as best seen in Figures 2 and 3. The frame 2| may be applied or removed by opening the slide fastening I9 and when the slide fastening is in a closed position will be held within the bag due to the fact that theframe is larger than the opening I1. The bag I6 is also provided with,a nipple 22 adjacent its lower end and an outlet port 23 in its outer side and intermediate of its ends. The hood or bag I6 is adapted to be positioned on the head with the strip I6 disposed against the face, adjacent the hair line, and with the end portions 20 disposed along the rsides of the neck, as best seen in Figure 1. The edge of the bag I6 adjacent the portions 20 is provided with drawstrings 24 by means of which the opening I1 may be restricted to draw the strip I8 into tight contact with the face, for a purposewhich will hereinafter become apparent. When thus applied, as illustrated in Figure 1, the strip I8 holds the bag I6 out of direct contact with the face and the frame 2I holds the bag away from the head. f .f

The bag I6 is adapted to be supported by the head which in turn is supported by a rest 25 having a cushioned supporting surface 26 for engaging the back of the neck between the strip portions 26, as seen in Figure 1.

A hot air heater, designated 21, is mounted in the base Il. The heater 21 may be of any conventional construction to include a heating element and blower, not shown. The heater 21 is provided with an outlet 28 to which is detachably connected one end of a flexible conduit 29, the opposite end of which is detachably connected to the nipple 22 for conveying heated air to the hood or bag I6 for drying the hair. The strip I8 by being retained in close engagement with thefvface prevents the hot air from escaping between the bag I6 and the face so that the skin of the face will not be subjected to the heated air. The outlet port 23 provides an outlet for the escape of the moistened air from the bag I6.

It will be obvious that the customer during the hair drying operation may rest comfortably in a reclining position. and may move the head freely. In this reclining. position, other treatments such as facial treatments may be administered while the hair is being dried which could l frame disposed within said bag for holding it in a distended position, away from the head, means for supplying hot air to the bag, an outlet in the bag for releasing the moistened air therefrom, and said bag having a slit extending along a portion of said bag and having one end extending into the opening thereof whereby the opening may be enlarged for applying or removing the bag or for inserting or removing the wire frame,

20 and a slide fastener for closing the slit.

MILDRED LULLER. 

